CVE catalog

CVE-2019-19638

libsixel: CVE-2019-19638

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 8, 2019, 3:15:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.20% · Oct 25, 2026

An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function load_pnm at frompnm.c, due to an integer overflow.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	libsixel	sid	`1:1.8.7-r2-1`	fixed
Debian	libsixel	forky	`1:1.8.7-r2-1`	fixed
Debian	libsixel	trixie	`1.10.5-1`	fixed
Debian	libsixel	bookworm	`1.10.3-3`	fixed
Ubuntu	libsixel	16.04	`1.4.2-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libsixel	16.04	`1.5.2-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libsixel	18.04	`1.5.2-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libsixel	18.04	`1.7.3-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libsixel	20.04	`1.8.2-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libsixel	20.04	`1.8.2-2.1`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libsixel	source	sid	`1.8.6-1`	low	Not reported	[948103]
Debian	libsixel	source	forky	`1.8.6-1`	low	Not reported	[948103]
Debian	libsixel	source	trixie	`1.8.6-1`	low	Not reported	[948103]
Debian	libsixel	source	bookworm	`1.8.6-1`	low	Not reported	[948103]

[Debian bug #948103]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libsixel1]Fixed
Source package: [libsixel]
Details (2)
- 1.10.3-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsixel · debian · 12
- 1.10.3-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsixel · debian · 12
[libsixel-bin]Fixed
Source package: [libsixel]
Details (2)
- 1.10.3-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsixel · debian · 12
- 1.10.3-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsixel · debian · 12
[libsixel-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libsixel]
Details (2)
- 1.10.3-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsixel · debian · 12
- 1.10.3-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsixel · debian · 12
[libsixel-examples]Fixed
Source package: [libsixel]
Details (2)
- 1.10.3-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsixel · debian · 12
- 1.10.3-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · bookworm; dsa · libsixel · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libsixel1]Fixed
Source package: [libsixel]
Details (2)
- 1.10.5-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · 13
- 1.10.5-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · 13
[libsixel-bin]Fixed
Source package: [libsixel]
Details (2)
- 1.10.5-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · 13
- 1.10.5-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · 13
[libsixel-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libsixel]
Details (2)
- 1.10.5-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · 13
- 1.10.5-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · 13
[libsixel-examples]Fixed
Source package: [libsixel]
Details (2)
- 1.10.5-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · 13
- 1.10.5-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.8.6-1
  dsa · libsixel · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:43:23 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]